"The truth matters, and the truth is that George Floyd’s death, while unfortunate, has precisely nothing to do with racism in America."
Even before seeing the body cam footage, I didn't understand how this incident had anything to do with race other than the fact that Floyd was black. I remember thinking, "Yeah, this looks pretty bad. But what would have been different if he had been white?" I can't know the answer to that, of course, but I'm guessing that if a white person had exhibited the same behavior it would have ended the same way.
I'm sure some woke person would read that and tell me I am clueless about "systemic racism," my "white priviledge is showing," "that's some whitey BS right there." But I truly don't see the floyd scenario playing out any differently had the suspect been white.
Whites getting killed by cops is rarely deemed newsworthy. Floyd was the pretext for riots and an overdue conversation (ie screaming about whites and Trump and money).
It wouldn’t have meant ANYTHING if he was white. Remember the poor drunk (UNARMED) white guy crawling in front of his apartment front door and was trying to comply with the police officers irrational orders? He shot him to death. Not one outlet gave a shit.
"The truth matters, and the truth is that George Floyd’s death, while unfortunate, has precisely nothing to do with racism in America."
Even before seeing the body cam footage, I didn't understand how this incident had anything to do with race other than the fact that Floyd was black. I remember thinking, "Yeah, this looks pretty bad. But what would have been different if he had been white?" I can't know the answer to that, of course, but I'm guessing that if a white person had exhibited the same behavior it would have ended the same way.
I'm sure some woke person would read that and tell me I am clueless about "systemic racism," my "white priviledge is showing," "that's some whitey BS right there." But I truly don't see the floyd scenario playing out any differently had the suspect been white.
Whites getting killed by cops is rarely deemed newsworthy. Floyd was the pretext for riots and an overdue conversation (ie screaming about whites and Trump and money).
Floyd was the excuse people needed to defy lockdowns
It wouldn’t have meant ANYTHING if he was white. Remember the poor drunk (UNARMED) white guy crawling in front of his apartment front door and was trying to comply with the police officers irrational orders? He shot him to death. Not one outlet gave a shit.